Meat-tenderer.



'PATENTED JUNE 7,1904.

J. H. TOLEN.

MEAT TENDBRER.

APPLIGATIONIPILEYD FEB. 29. 1904.

, N0 MODEL.

Patented June 7, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. TOLEN, OF ROACHDALE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO D. B. HOSTETTER, OF ROAGHDALE, INDIANA.

MEAT-TENDERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,728, dated. June '7, 1904.

Application filed February 29, 1904. $eria1 No. 195,881. (No model.)

zen of the United States, residing at Roachdale, in the county of Putnam and State of Indiana, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Meat-Tenderers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in meat-tenderers; and the object of the invention is to generally improve upon and render more efficient this class of inventions and comprises a rotary cylinder which is adapted to cooperate with a plate, the com tact-surfaces of the roller and plate being formed into teeth or spurs which are adapted to intermesh, whereby steak may be thoroughly tendered by the action of the two surfaces bearing upon the same.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction and in combinations and arrangements of parts,which will be hereinafter fully described, and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved meat-tenderer, and Fig. 2 is a crosssectional View on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a tray having opposite flanges A projecting above the bottom thereof, and B designates a plate which may be made of any suitable material and is adapted to have a longitudinal play intermediate the flanges of the tray, and the upper surface of said plate is covered with teeth which are preferably pyramidal-shaped and arranged in rows, and upon which the meat to be tendered'is placed. Rising from the tray are two standards, (designated in the d rawings by letters C andC,)the former of which is fastened to the edge of the bottom portion of said tray and in a recess D formed in one of the flanges A, and the other standard (1 is fastened to a hinge E, which is secured to the bottom of the tray. Said standard C has a swinging movement, whereby the roller may be removed from the standards when desired.

A cross-piece F connects the upper ends of said standards, and projecting downward from said cross-piece are pins or lugs G, positioned in hollow portions of the standards. A cylinder K, having spindles K, is journaled in bearings at the lower ends of the recessed or cha1nbered portion of said standard, the circurn- I spring N, one end of which bears against the block L, while its upper end bears against the pin or lug Gr. By the provision of these springs the roller will be held yieldingly in contact with the teeth of said plate.

Q, designates a cross-piece which is fastened upon the upper edges of the flanges of the tray and adjacent to the sides of the standards. In order to lock the cross-piece to the standards, a pin T is inserted through the registering apertures in the standard and lug G and may be withdrawn when it is desired to remove said cross-piece. A crank Wis fitted to the spindle of the roller, whereby thelatter may be rotated, said crank being removably held upon the spindle by means of a key.

The operation of my improved meat-tenderer is simple, it only being required to lay the meat upon the plate and rotate the roller back and forth, which will cause a reciprocal movement to be imparted to the plate. When it is desired for any reason to remove the roller from the standards, by first removing the pins from the cross-piece the latter may be removed and the standard 0 swung laterally and the roller may be readily detached from the other standard.

While I have shown a particular construction of apparatus embodying the features of my meat-tenderer, it will be understood that I may make alterations, if desired, in the construetion of the same without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. A rotary meat-tenderer comprising a tray, the opposite longitudinal edges of which have flanges, a reciprocal plate guided between said flanges having its upper surface serrated, a fixed and a hinged standard mounted in recesses in said flanges, a roller journaled in chambered portions of said standards, the eircumference of said roller being serrated and meshing with the serrations of said plate, a er0ss-pieee, lugs extending downward from said cross-piece and entering chambered portions of the standards, pins passing through registering apertures in said posts and lugs, bearing-blocks in the chambered portions of the standards and in contact with the spindle of said roller, springs interposed between said bearing-blocks and lugs, and a crank for operating the roller, as set forth.

2. A meat-tenderer comprising flanged edges, a reciprocal plate guided between said flanges and having its upper surface serrated, a ixed standard rising from one side of said tray and secured thereto, a hinge fastened to the bottom of the tray, a standard secured to said hinge and adapted to be held in a recess in a flange of the tray, said standards being longitudinally slotted, a roller journaled in said slots and having a serrated circumference in mesh with the serrations of said plate, a cross-piece with dmrnwardlvdepending lugs entering the slots of said posts, bearing-blocks in said slots and in contact with the spindle of said roller, springs interposed between said blocks and lugs, and pins passing through registering apertures in the standards and lugs, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES I I. (FOLEY.

Witnesses:

PAUL MGFADDEN, BARTON S. (ii-11mm.

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